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laurarfl
at Thu Jul 31 06:56:47 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by laurarfl ]
(I didn't want anyone reading this {HH} to think I advocate ignoring hissing signs :P)
"Dang, I feel like Bad Bart. Ha! Ha! Nah, I know what you mean, Laura."
Naw...I figured you'd get a good laugh out of that jab! HA!
"I suspect that any difficulties you may have interpreting your boa's body language and your ability to deal with it stems from fear."
I'm quite certain my own anxiety has a lot to do with it. I do put on a sweatshirt hoodie, even though I'm sweatin' here in the FL heat. I use the hook to rub him, and to nudge him so that he's moving toward the back of the cage. Then I reach in from behind and lift him out. I don't want to grab his head, but that head whips around and he wants to grab me and crawl upwards toward my face. I know that's boa behavior, but I don't want him toward my face. I could get bit by anyone on any part of the body, but the face is where I draw the line, and that's what gives me the jitters. I guess what I need to figure out is how to keep him out of my face. What I would like to do is get someone more experienced than I to come over and teach me how to work with him.
Thanks for letting me post my boa issue over here...I posted on the boa forum a while back, but I find this forum to be more chatty in general. Boa people like to talk about genetics and breeding. 
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RE: Handling question - laurarfl, Thu Jul 31 06:56:47 2008